Castle Hill Academy
Primary schoolCastle Hill Academy is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 263 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, July 2025
Before that: Good (overall), November 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 9 July 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Castle Hill Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 106 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Addington Valley AcademySpecial. Good (overall), January 2023460 m
- Applegarth AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Tudor AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Forestdale Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2022. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Rowdown Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Croydon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).